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Jun 15, 2023
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Thursday filed in court its charge sheet running over 1,000 pages in the alleged sexual harassment case against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief...
Jun 07, 2023
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik have made four demands to Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, including the appointment of a woman WFI chief and scrapping of police FIRs...
Jun 01, 2023
Muzaffarnagar (UP), June 1 (IANS) The Mahapanchayat of Khaps that met in Muzaffarnagar on Thursday has decided to meet President Droupadi Murmu if need be and seek justice for the protesting...
May 31, 2023
Hyderabad, May 31 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) legislator K. Kavitha has come out in support of protesting women wrestlers and demanded the Centre "act now" against Wrestling Federation of...
May 31, 2023
Hyderabad: Expressing her support for the protesting women wrestlers in New Delhi, BRS MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha has demanded action against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij...
May 31, 2023
Barabanki (UP), May 31 (IANS) Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said on Wednesday that he would "hang" himself if allegations of sexual assault levelled...
May 28, 2023
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal on Sunday deplored 'manhandling' of protesting wrestlers by the city police and demanded immediate arrest of Wrestling...
May 28, 2023
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Delhi Police have detained all the protesting wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik along with their supporters and further removed the tents installed at the...
May 21, 2023
Chandigarh, May 21 (IANS) From the heart of Haryana's Jat-dominated Rohtak district, farmers and representative of Khap panchayats, expressing solidarity with the protesting wrestlers in Delhi, on...
May 20, 2023
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The Palam Khap on Saturday expressed its disappointment over the disregard shown towards the demands of the protesting wrestlers, who are pressing for the arrest of Wrestling...
May 19, 2023
Lucknow, May 19 (IANS) BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is facing sexual harassment charges from Indian wrestlers, will be holding a 'Jan Chetna...
May 16, 2023
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) A delegation of representatives from the Palam 360 Khap on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu in support of the wrestlers, who have accused Wrestling...
May 07, 2023
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) A number of khap panchayats and the protesting wrestlers on Sunday issued a 10-day ultimatum to the Central government, demanding action be taken against Wrestling Federation...
May 07, 2023
Lucknow, May 7 (IANS) Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Singh, accused of sexual harassment and intimidation by women wrestlers, has said that he would "hang himself if even a...
May 04, 2023
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Wrestler Geeta Phogat, who won India's first ever gold medal in wrestling at the Commonwealth Games in 2010, was taken into police custody at Singhu border, as per Delhi...
May 04, 2023
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Top Indian wrestlers on Thursday offered to return the medals they won at various levels and honours received from various organisations as part of their protest against being...
May 04, 2023
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday condemned alleged mandhandling of protesting wrestlers by the Delhi Police as "shameful", and accused the BJP of never...
May 04, 2023
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Wrestler Vinesh Phogat broke down in tears and expressed disappointment after some grapplers were allegedly roughed up at the Jantar Mantar protest site by a Delhi Police...
May 03, 2023
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) IOA president PT Usha on Wednesday met wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and other grapplers, who have been sitting on a protest demanding the arrest of...
May 01, 2023
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Coming out in support of protesting wrestlers and saying the fight is for honour and dignity of every women, senior Congress leader Navjot Sidhu on Monday questioned that why...
Apr 29, 2023
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Saturday made it clear that he wont resign right now as it would mean accepting the allegations...
Apr 25, 2023
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday called the sexual harassment allegations against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh "serious"...
Apr 24, 2023
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Wrestler Vinesh Phogat and other wrestlers have moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction for registration of an FIR against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief...
Jan 24, 2023
New Delhi: Boxing great Mary Kom will lead a 5-member Oversight Committee formed to investigate the sexual harassment charges against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan...
Jan 21, 2023
India's top wrestlers, including Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Bajrang Punia and World Championship medalist Vinesh Phogat, mounted a protest against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) head Brij...
Jan 20, 2023
The country's top wrestlers continued to protest on Thursday, saying the government had given them an assurance but no satisfactory response.
Jan 19, 2023
New Delhi: Senior CPI-M leader Brinda Karat faced an embarrassing situation on Thursday when she went to Jantar Mantar to show solidarity with the wrestlers who are protesting against the chief of...
Aug 11, 2021
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has temporarily suspended star wrestler Vinesh Phogat for indiscipline during her Olympic campaign in Tokyo.
